The War I Thought I Understood
Thirty-three years later, I returned to Sarajevo, reread my old reporting and reconsidered the story I once told.
Israel Take 3
Israel Take 3 is a documentary-style podcast about the stories behind the headlines, the small human moments, the unexpected conversations, and the questions that don’t leave us alone. I’m a journalist telling the human stories of Israel.
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The Moral Burden of War
What Bosnia taught me about soldiers and why my son carried a Talmud into combat.
I Spoke Too Soon
I thought Israel had finally recognized the Armenian Genocide, it turns out they hadn't.
Tisha B'Av and the Neighbor Behind the Hedge
A story from my backyard in Jerusalem reminded me that the labels dividing us are not always the deepest truth about the Jewish people.
The One Thing AI Can Never Create
How one Shabbat guest reminded me that the future may depend on preserving the habits that make us human.
Better Late Than Never?
Israel finally recognizes the Armenian Genocide. I wanted to hear what one grandson of a survivor thought.
There Is No Such Thing as Israeli Cuisine
What a walk through Jerusalem's open-air market taught me about the Ingathering of the Exiles.
The Museum Nobody Visits
The bizarre story of a Muslim cemetery, the Grand Mufti, Ben-Gurion's spies, and a museum that took more than twenty years to build.
What Was Hidden Under the Floor
I came to Nazareth to learn about urban planning. I left thinking about a jeweler who accidentally became an archaeologist.
Why I Traveled to Jordan Just to See a Map
Reflections on how a sixth-century mosaic in Jordan helped solve a Jerusalem mystery and uncover a lost city beneath the Jewish Quarter